Place:Torrevieja, Alicante, Valencia, Spain

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NameTorrevieja
Alt namesTorrevellasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) p 35
Torrevella de la Matasource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates37.983°N 0.667°W
Located inAlicante, Valencia, Spain
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Torrevieja is a seaside city and municipality located on the Costa Blanca in the province of Alicante, in the southern part of the Valencian Community, on the southeastern Mediterranean coast of Spain.

Torrevieja lies about 50 kilometres south of the city of Alicante and had a population of 90,097 at the 2011 Census; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 83,337. Torrevieja was originally a salt-mining and fishing village as it is located between the sea and two large salt pink lakes, known as Las Salinas de Torrevieja.

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